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direct social work practice and first year experience program, but also has taught short-term domestic and abroad off campus courses. Her current research interests are in the area of public housing and immigrant communities as well as program evaluation. Most recent publications focus on challenges and strengths of public housing residents, development of community in public and mixed housing developments, student learning and growth in study away experiences, and teaching strategies for social work.

B.S., Mathematics, Dickinson College, 2002 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Abstract Algebra (Group Theory) Algebraic Combinatorics Selected Presentations 12th Annual Western Washington Community College Student Mathematics Conference , Keynote Presentation, Bellevue College (February 24, 2018) Colloquium, Generalized Binomial Coefficients via the Dominance Order on Natural Numbers, Seattle University (October 2014) Colloquium, Generalized Binomial Coefficients via the Dominance Order on Natural

direction of Professor Robert Perry. In 2003 I began my graduate study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning a Masters of Arts in Physics in 2005 and a Ph.D. in 2008 as a student of Gary Shiu. My Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Warped String Phenomenology: Topics in Cosmology and Particle Physics”, focused on the interesting phenomenological and cosmological implications of warped extra dimensions, which commonly appear in string theory models. Physics@PLU Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Bret Underwood

, University of Toronto, Royal Conservatory of Music Biography Cameron Bennett has had an active and varied career as an administrator, educator, and performing artist, having served in a diversified range of academic and professional institutions. He brings more than two decades of administrative leadership and expertise in strategic planning, academic program and curriculum development, budget management, faculty and student affairs, community engagement, and fundraising. He currently serves as Dean of

, and the ecology of early life history stages of oysters. These projects involve undergraduate student researchers at PLU and collaborators from the University of Washington and Harbor WildWatch. Fun Facts Dr. Behrens has had a species of sea slug named after him (Chromodoris michaeli) Flip-Flops and Field Work Salish Sea After Dark: Community Science in the Intertidal Zone Community Science on the Half Shell

colaboración de la vanguardia postrevolucionaria con el gobierno de Veracruz, 1925-1927." Mitologías hoy Vol. 18, 2018: 83-99. "Xavier Icaza’s Untimely Avant-Garde." The Battersea Review Vol. 6, 2016: Accolades Kelmer Roe Student-Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities, Pacific Lutheran University, Summer 2018-Spring 2019 Research Residence, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Fall 2017 Mellon Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities, New York

Grant, Pacific Lutheran University (2017-18) Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award, Pacific Lutheran University (2015-16) Kelmer-Roe Faculty-Student Research Award, Pacific Lutheran University (with Clayton Bracht) (2013-14) Award for Excellence in Teaching Writing, Duke University (2009) Research Travel Grants, Thompson Writing Program, Duke University (2008, 2009, & 2010) Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship (2006-07) Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University Graduate School

Ann Auman Dean of Natural Sciences she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8485 Email: aumanaj@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 239 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography News Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Biology Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Director Responsible Administrator for the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program Pre-Health Sciences Advising Team Member STEMinist Student Club Faculty Advisor Education

Raymond W. Brock Memorial Composition Commission - American Choral Directors Association Biography After a successful 30 year tenure at PLU, Richard Nance retired in May 2022. He served as the sixth conductor of the Choir of the West, and also conducted University Singers and Choral Union. He taught the choral conducting sequence and supervised student teachers. Prior to coming to Pacific Lutheran, Dr. Nance taught at Amarillo College and in public schools in Texas and New Mexico. Nance holds

, Tacoma/Pierce County United Way (2016) Research Award, PLU School of Business (2015) Innovative Volunteer Recognition in 2014 Living Water International Annual Report (2015) Professor of the Year Award, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, PLU (2014) Excellence in Mentoring Award Nominee, PLU (2014) Excellence in Teaching Award, Wells Fargo/PLU School of Business (2014) David T. Alger Service Award, Pacific Lutheran University (2013) Nominee – WSU Graduate Professional Student Association, TA